Listen on WRVO A two-year community-based campaign has started in central New York meant to drive down heating and cooling costs and greenhouse gas emissions by using geothermal energy. The campaign is called HeatSmart CNY, and it helps homeowners install ground-source and air-source heat pumps designed for cold climates. HeatSmart CNY program manager Lindsay Speer...Read More

Expensive annual heating and cooling bills may be a thing of the past for many homes and buildings in the Central New York region with the new HeatSmart CNY campaign. Organized by the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB), Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), with support from the New York...Read More

We are excited to announce that the Syracuse Common Council passed a resolution today supporting our HeatSmart CNY campaign. Thank you to the councilors who voted unanimously to support this project. — WHEREAS, the City of Syracuse has been designated by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as a Clean Energy Community; and...Read More